City of temples hosts the 24th congress of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
Wednesday 31st Jul 2024 1974: when Labour’s radical promises collided with political reality JOHN ELLISON looks back at the Wilson government’s early months, detailing how left-wing manifesto commitments were diluted, and the challenges faced by Tony Benn in implementing socialist policies
Wednesday 31st Jul 2024 Science and Society Deep-sea discovery challenges theories of oxygen as an alien life marker ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT explore how metal nodules producing oxygen on the ocean floor complicate the search for extraterrestrial life and our understanding of Earth's early atmosphere
Wednesday 31st Jul 2024 Venezuela’s far right refuses to recognise electoral results as violent protests break out across Caracas The day after the Venezuelan people voted in their presidential elections, a number of seemingly pre-planned and co-ordinated bloody protests broke out across Caracas, reports PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
Tuesday 30th Jul 2024 Bangladeshi democracy is just window-dressing Support for both the students and the workers of Bangladesh is an imperative, as they fight unjust and brutal government impositions, says CLAUDIA WEBBE
Tuesday 30th Jul 2024 Rise and Fall of Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli PM has lost his status as a ‘modern-day prophet,’ including among Israelis, as opinion polls now tell us, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Tuesday 30th Jul 2024 Renters with disabilities are stuck with unsuitable homes What’s needed are more truly accessible homes, radical reform of the private sector to protect disabled tenants, and a less myopic view of the housing market focused on ‘homeowners,’ argues RUTH HUNT
Tuesday 30th Jul 2024 Voices of Scotland New Scottish MPs need to exert their collective strength In a far cry from the days of James Maxton, the new MPs taking part in Westminster’s first political challenge – the two-child benefit cap – were an unedifying spectacle, says VINCE MILLS
Monday 29th Jul 2024 Focus on China and global services trade LI XIN of Tsinghua University highlights the work of a recent economic seminar
Monday 29th Jul 2024 What are the big issues facing Venezuelans right now? Calvin Tucker talks with JACOBO TORRES DE LEON, the international co-ordinator of the Venezuelan CBST trade union federation
Monday 29th Jul 2024 Full Marx Is the ‘paranormal’ poppycock? Most phenomena have an explanation, writes the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY, but occasionally ‘anomalous’ events have led to new scientific understanding
